FRÁNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FRÁNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FRÁNN

adj. gleaming, flashing, acc. fránan, Fm. 32: the word seems akin to frár; only used in poetry as an epithet of serpents, and metaph. of swords and sharp weapons; fránn naðr, Vsp. 65; f. ormr, Vkv. 16; fránn dreki, frán egg, Lex. Poët. passim: of the eyes, flashing, id. Eggert uses it of a cloud gilded by the sun, sólin brauzt fram ór fránu skýi, Bb. 2. 33. POËT.

2 FRÁNN

COMPDS: fráneygr, fránleitr.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛅᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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